KPMG launches ‘Blue Wave’ initiative to provide free educational opportunities, skill development and support to uplift blue-collar workers in the UAE
upskilling employees
Latest in upskilling employees
Emirates Group
Emirates Group signs pact with PwC’s Academy to train its Emirati workforce
The Emirates Group’s collaboration with PwC’s Academy is part of its Rehlaty strategy, which helps inspire, attract, develop, reward and retain UAE nationals
AI
Middle East workers keen to embrace AI in the workplace
Employees in the Middle East realise the importance of AI training and upskilling for the future of work
Employees
Soft skills are hard to get right: Here’s how organisations can do better
The problem is that teaching soft skills is a lot more difficult than teaching welding
Employee Value Proposition
Winning the war for talent in the GCC
Employers need to protect and attract talent if they are to thrive in the GCC
career cushioning
UAE employees are ‘career cushioning’ as fear of recession, inflation, termination looms
Career cushioning often involves the metaphorical action of ‘cushioning’ oneself from the pain of unexpected job loss
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi School of Government, Arkan partner to bolster expertise of emirate’s government employees
The specialised training and educational programmes will be provided to both leadership and general government employees
Digitalisation
Embracing collaboration to make recovery a reality and deliver a digital-first economy
The continued digitalisation of governments will be a crucial stepping-stone when it comes to driving change
employee wellbeing
Pay rises, flexible work environments, trust, and transparency top employee demands in 2022: survey
Middle East employees also prioritise upskilling opportunities, promotions, diversity and inclusion, and wellbeing at work, according to the PwC Middle East Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022
business opportunities
Golden Visa rules have changed the UAE’s talent supply and demand equation
Ayman Kattan, the chief people officer at Bayzat, shares how the new long-term visa and UAE entry permit rules create opportunities for the agile, but pose a threat for firms that don’t invest in talent development
Artificial intelligence
Zooming into Industry 4.0: Why companies in the Middle East should foster digital maturity
Currently, bionic pioneers run the show as they spearhead value from digital maturity, marking them as a leading point of reference to deploy digital maturity
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
AGFE, Udacity launch TechUp programme to crack the ‘train to hire’ code and boost Emirati talent
By narrowing the digital gap, the TechUp programme will help Emirati youth who are either unemployed, under-employed, or at risk of losing their jobs, to contribute to the country’s gig economy
diverse workforce
Why equally upskilling your employees is a mistake
Why leaders need to take another look at how they upskill their teams
Employee engagement
Global workplace training programs see first decline in decade on Covid-19
Average employee dedicates an estimated 34.7 hours per year to learning within the workplace
digital skills
Are you ready for the tech talent war?
As the UAE launches a new strategy to bring 100,000 coders to the country, Justin McGuire, co-founder & CEO, MENA & APAC of DMCG Global, examines the challenge facing companies today.
flexible business model
Skills: The modern-day workforce currency
The pandemic brought to the fore the need for companies to be able to mobilise talent quickly and efficiently to where it is needed most, in order to support business transformation and organisational resilience
Artificial intelligence
It is the most critical time for businesses to invest in upskilling their employees
Fiona McBride, Managing Director at Kaplan Professional Middle East, looks at how continuous training needs to be in the DNA of companies.